A medieval weapon rumored to have been used by the brilliant poet himself.

The marble facade hides a little-known medical museum with early surgical instruments and rare copies of canonical texts.

Over 100 towers were built in Bologna during the Middle Ages, but only 22 survive.

Fortified medieval tower house with lovely roof garden.

The secret medieval communication system will whisk your words above the noise of the crowd.

This Italian dam is covered in salt-hungry goats who manage to scale its almost vertical face.

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

100 year tradition of fist fights, marked by marble footsteps.

The Sighignola summit on the Swiss border offers views so breathtaking it's been named one of the most beautiful places in Italy.

This winding road through an Italian canyon may be the most scenic drive in the world.

This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.

A complex, nine-layer maze on the grounds of a Venetian doge's playground.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

This singular Irish dolmen is more Frank Lloyd Wright than upright stonehenge.

The comedy and tragedy of Oscar Wilde is preserved in a Dublin park, captured in a sculpture of colorful stone.

The world's longest wildlife overpass provides Hilversum's critters with a safe alternative to trying their luck on the roadway.

Hop aboard a charming bog train to explore this rare open-air museum of peat.

An 80-year-old plane tree is devouring an iron bench at Ireland's oldest law school.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

The struggle of a small Dutch island against the sea.

One of Amsterdam's narrowest houses is located right across the canal from its widest.